The test she was referring to would look for the APOE-4 gene, which is “present in approximately 20 percent of people, increases the risk for Alzheimer's, and lowers the age of onset,” says Penny ...
New genetic tests for adult-onset diseases raise concerns about possible adverse selection in insurance markets. To test for this behavior, we followed 148 cognitively normal people participating ...
Speaking to the Daily Mail, the doctor explained that 'almost all people with Alzheimer's have at least some impairment of ...
A finger-prick blood test could make Alzheimer’s detection easier and more accessible by enabling samples to be mailed for ...
A neurologist who underwent genetic testing believed he would develop Alzheimer's disease after gradually losing his sense of ...
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This is one of only three empirical investigations of the extent to which genetic testing for adult-onset diseases contributes to adverse selection in insurance markets. Of these, it is the only ...